Great review of the new Camry. You have good timing and tempo making for a nice relaxing review. Not to fast not to slow and thanks for not yelling at us.
Toyota is lacking customization options. For example you should be able to get a higher trim level without the panoramic roof and with 18" wheels instead of 19". Additionally, it would be nice to be able to get the JBL premium 9 speaker system on the SE trim.
According to the Toyota build site you can order the Camry xse without the glass roof. It also allows you to upgrade the multimedia package on the SE to the 12.5' with the JBL. This was not the case for the 2024 and earlier.
Unless something has changed recently, Toyota is a not a "building to order" manufacturer. Dealerships can submit a request, but Toyota usually doesn't follow through on those. Instead, they themselves determine what configurations are created based on sales metrics for different regions in the US. Once manufactured, larger Toyota dealership groups in their specified region get the first picks of the fleet of created vehicles, and then smaller dealerships get the scraps of what's left. A lot of Toyota dealerships run trades between each other for this reason, and the largest Toyota dealers are selling cars to the smaller dealers for small markups. This is why I find the build option on Toyota's website infuriating. There's no guarantee that the exact specification you want is available near you, and if you're dead-set on what you want, there's no clear pathway to have a model built entirely to your specification. I found out the above when purchasing a GR86. Unable to find a Trueno Blue Premium in 6MT anywhere locally, and was literally told by the GM an order wasn't going to ever happen, and to go across the street to Subaru because they do build to order.
@@vash8654You are correct. They just call it a build site. You pick out what you want on the car. And they will direct you to a dealership that has the closest match. My point was you could select a xse without a panoramic. And you can upgrade the SE multimedia and get the JBL.
The trim that you are reviewing is $45K out the door ...and this is not Camry anymore, it is Lexus, Acura, or Infinity...you are paying for Lexus but you have a Camry..... It is not worth paying over $35k for the Camry because is not a Camry anymore...I guess you got my point..... furthermore, the mileage on the new Camry is terrible it is not even close to what they advertise, we haven't driven much yet our 2025 Camry but once we fill the full tank and cluster shows 450miles to empty, the full tank is 13 gallons so if we do the math this 450miles(I doubt it) the final miles per gallon is going to be 34.61 miles per gallon....my old 2010 Camry SE when was brand new give me better mileage. Thank god my wife screw it with the 2025 Camry so I can go for the 2024 Camry only gas 8-speed automatic trans
You can get 47 plus miles to a gallon.If you change your driving habits. The trick is knowing how to put that battery to work. And to do that, you have to modify your driving habits.You cannot drive it like a normal gas car. And learn how to maximize your regenerating breaking
Great review of the new Camry. You have good timing and tempo making for a nice relaxing review. Not to fast not to slow and thanks for not yelling at us.
@@Offensively-normal thank you for your support 🤝
Toyota is lacking customization options. For example you should be able to get a higher trim level without the panoramic roof and with 18" wheels instead of 19". Additionally, it would be nice to be able to get the JBL premium 9 speaker system on the SE trim.
@@rkgsd Sounds reasonable
According to the Toyota build site you can order the Camry xse without the glass roof. It also allows you to upgrade the multimedia package on the SE to the 12.5' with the JBL. This was not the case for the 2024 and earlier.
Unless something has changed recently, Toyota is a not a "building to order" manufacturer. Dealerships can submit a request, but Toyota usually doesn't follow through on those. Instead, they themselves determine what configurations are created based on sales metrics for different regions in the US. Once manufactured, larger Toyota dealership groups in their specified region get the first picks of the fleet of created vehicles, and then smaller dealerships get the scraps of what's left. A lot of Toyota dealerships run trades between each other for this reason, and the largest Toyota dealers are selling cars to the smaller dealers for small markups.
This is why I find the build option on Toyota's website infuriating. There's no guarantee that the exact specification you want is available near you, and if you're dead-set on what you want, there's no clear pathway to have a model built entirely to your specification.
I found out the above when purchasing a GR86. Unable to find a Trueno Blue Premium in 6MT anywhere locally, and was literally told by the GM an order wasn't going to ever happen, and to go across the street to Subaru because they do build to order.
@@vash8654You are correct. They just call it a build site. You pick out what you want on the car. And they will direct you to a dealership that has the closest match. My point was you could select a xse without a panoramic. And you can upgrade the SE multimedia and get the JBL.
The trim that you are reviewing is $45K out the door ...and this is not Camry anymore, it is Lexus, Acura, or Infinity...you are paying for Lexus but you have a Camry..... It is not worth paying over $35k for the Camry because is not a Camry anymore...I guess you got my point..... furthermore, the mileage on the new Camry is terrible it is not even close to what they advertise, we haven't driven much yet our 2025 Camry but once we fill the full tank and cluster shows 450miles to empty, the full tank is 13 gallons so if we do the math this 450miles(I doubt it) the final miles per gallon is going to be 34.61 miles per gallon....my old 2010 Camry SE when was brand new give me better mileage. Thank god my wife screw it with the 2025 Camry so I can go for the 2024 Camry only gas 8-speed automatic trans
@@kokobokobg mileage really depends on your driving habits and city vs highway.
@@romansrides6647 I wish you luck achieving the 47mpg in "normal mode" with the Camry XSE.
You can get 47 plus miles to a gallon.If you change your driving habits. The trick is knowing how to put that battery to work. And to do that, you have to modify your driving habits.You cannot drive it like a normal gas car. And learn how to maximize your regenerating breaking
Nice. I would prefer 18 inch wheels. No panoramic roof
@@william6765 👍
Why this gen doesnt have a TRD version
philosophy is now different)